I would like to share my Journey with you. I'm 67, diagnosed 5 years ago with alzheimers, or possibly FTD (frontotemporal dementia). Jim and I live on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Two of our sons live in Ontario, two in British Columbia, one in Nova Scotia, and we have thirteen grandchildren!

Saturday, May 08, 2010

We went to Kingston Hospital on Thursday for my pulmonary testing and then the appointment at the COPD clinic. The good news is I passed all the breathing tests with flying colors. She said there is no indication of the emphysema I was diagnosed with last August. She has sent me home with a test kit to test my breathing 3 times a day, just to make sure there are no other issues we should be addressing. So that is very good news. Now...the not so good news....they of course took my height and weight. I've shrunk, in height only!!! 5'3" instead of 5'6". This can be easily remedied though. We have this fantastic inversion table, and I'll be hopping on that several times a day to "uncrunch" my vertebrae. Now the 15 pounds I've gained since I quit smoking is going to be a little more difficult to tackle! I'll have to increase my number of walks a day and tape my mouth shut between meals I guess! Did someone say "No more Chinese Buffets?" ....naw!!!

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Good news and I'm so pleased for you!I have lost height too ~ contradicted the measurer .... Lol!No inversion table and no chance of dieting I'm afraid ..... love food too much!Cannot bear the thought of no more Chinese Buffet!Hugs freda

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I spent 42 years doing secretarial work in hospitals, university, education, government and private industry. My high speed of typing (124wpm) and super organizational skills enabled me to have a varied and enjoyable career. I took a year off secretarial to become a school bus driver....but being a secretary was less stressful! I even raced stockcars for one season. One season was enuf' for me!